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Photograph of assembly of the neon sign in front of the Sahara Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), 1980

Information

Date
1980
Description

Assembly of the Sahara Hotel and Casino neon sign, which at the time was the tallest free standing sign in the world.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Digital ID
sky000444
Physical Identifier
MS 98-12, Box 18, Folder 1
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1d21rx77
Details
Subject
Signs and signboards
Hoisting machinery
Time Period
1980s (1980 - 1989)
Place
Las Vegas
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
color photographs
Digital Project
Dreaming the Skyline: Resort Architecture and the New Urban Space
Citation

sky000444. Young Electric Sign Company Corporate Records, 1957-2001. MS-00403. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1d21rx77

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Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff